Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Institute Publications Collection is an umbrella for hundreds of titles published by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute schools, departments, and student organizations. These include college catalogs (published under a variety of titles over the years); Institute bulletins, newsletters, programs, calendars, news releases, and promotional materials; alumni bulletins, magazines, and directories; student, faculty, and staff directories; guides, handbooks, and manuals; reports; songbooks; yearbooks; the student newspaper (The Rensselaer Polytechnic); and a wide range of printed materials produced by the Rensselaer community.

Also included are three series: At Rensselaer, Engineering and Science Series, and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Bulletin.

Collection Historical Note

Institute Publications date back to the early years of the Rensselaer School, which was founded in 1824. Relatively few publications survive prior to the late nineteenth century, but later years are better documented in the collection.

This includes miscellaneous titles printed by the Rensselaer School, Rensselaer Institute, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute prior to the development of the RPI Bulletins series. A large circular from 1852 is housed separately in an oversize box.

Publication 3: Education Ideas, 1990-1997

Publication 4: Education News from RPI..., 1985

Publication 5: EMPAC printed materials, 2003-

Publication 6: Employee News, 1974-1975

Publication 7: Engineer, The

see: Rensselaer Engineer

Publication 8: Engineering and Science Series, 1911-1955

The Engineering and Science Series includes sixty seven monographs written primarily by Rensselaer faculty members and graduate students. Topics include scientific studies, engineering research, and historical essays about Rensselaer and individuals affiliated with the Institute. These items are cataloged in RensSearch (call no. 620.5 R42).